009-03-2011
• rt.com
De Silvestro tried to come into the United States last week to participate at the IndyCar race in Sonoma, California. An agent working for US Customs became concerned over frequent trips from country to country that the 23-year-old racer had been taking as of late, and when de SIlvestro tried to explain herself, the official refused to believe that the woman was a professional racer.
Instead of hearing her out, the US official sent de Silvestro back to Switzerland and said she had to stay there for two months.